Advice for Seniors

hornetguy
Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:36:51 +0000

Redhead, yup, the only math I will have left is Math 300 - Intro to statistics (aka easy crap) spring 2008. I am a Bio-chemistry major (aka one of those death majors like aero and astro). All engineering courses require up to math 245 differential equations (one above calc 3) and some form of engineering statistics. The engineering courses required in core are eng 100 (intro), eng mechanics, civil engineering, electrical eng (killer I hear), and aero. If I missed any, please add on.

Most math you take if not a tech major is indeed calc 2.

My PERSONAL opinion is to rid yourself of chem asap. I think it is advantageous to have college chem before here. Not necessarily because its hard, but its BUSY work. If you validate 142/143, then you can take 222 worth 9 credits (142/143/222) for ONE semester. 222 is lab based with NO, I repeat, NO homework except lab reports (9 of them). 7 are just presenting your data, not a full write-up at all. Also, you can write any notes and formulas in your lab book for tests and the final as long as no suggested homework problems are worked in there. (Often GR’s will use the homework problems verbatim with number changes) This “homework” is at your own discretion and is not graded, bascially, I didn’t do ANY of it past lesson 8 (but I highly suggest you do do it). Another advantage of enrolling in college chem would to stress yourself more with a slightly higher load which I think would be to your advantage when you get here. It’s less of a shock when you have less here than you did in HS. Like I have said many times, I get more sleep and have less stress now, I love it here for those 2 things.

Take the AP physics C examS if you can. The physics validation tests here are ridiculously hard, but if you have good AP scores, then you don’t have to take the class.

On another note, assuming no obstacles come in my way, I will be home in T-minus 12 hours. Cheerio. :)